Question

throughout the year, yellen remained pessimistic about the economy and advocated aggressive fed actions.
source: washington post
in the sentence above, advocated has the same or almost the same meaning as:
○ examined
○ neglected
○ criticized
○ endorsed

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the meaning of "advocated" (to publicly support or recommend) and compare with the options:

• "examined" means to inspect, not support. Eliminate.
• "neglected" means to ignore, opposite of support. Eliminate.
• "criticized" means to find fault, opposite of support. Eliminate.
• "endorsed" means to publicly support or approve, matching "advocated".

Answer:

D. endorsed